Lynchburg Presbyterian Church

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Lynchburg Presbyterian Church
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Location South Carolina Highway 341, South Lynchburg, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°3′18″N80°3′59″W / 34.05500°N 80.06639°W / 34.05500; -80.06639 Coordinates: 34°3′18″N80°3′59″W / 34.05500°N 80.06639°W / 34.05500; -80.06639
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built 1855
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 04001088 [1]
Added to NRHP October 01, 2004

Lynchburg Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at South Lynchburg, Lee County, South Carolina. It was built in 1855, and is a two-story temple-form Greek Revival style building with an engaged tetrastyle portico featuring four massive stuccoed solid brick columns. The interior is primarily a single room with plaster walls and 21 foot high ceiling, undecorated except for a large circular plaster medallion in the center. [2] [3]

Presbyterianism Branch of Protestant Christianity in which the church is governed by presbyters (elders)

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism, which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland.

Church (building) building constructed for Christian worship

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Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2016 census, its population was 17,635, making it the fifth-least populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Bishopville. The county is named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee. A previous incarnation of Lee County was established in 1898 and was disestablished the next year. The current Lee County was formed in 1902.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Power, J. Tracy; Andrew W. Chandler (July 8, 2004). "Lynchburg Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. "Lynchburg Presbyterian Church, Lee County (S.C. Hwy. 341, South Lynchburg vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 23 July 2012.